Pros: Just received and started on a second spindle, not a single coaster from either one, burned at 16X on a Dell stock DVD burner.

Cons: (Since Newegg insists I fill in the con field and I have no complaint about the product, I'll mention that while my discs arrived in good condition, they were packed only with crumpled heavy paper rather than peanuts which presumably accounts for the broken cases/discs some others have mentioned.)

Overall Review: Like the first spindle, these are mfr code MCC03RG20 manufactured in the UAE.

Pros: It works. Read speeds aren't bad at all, in the high teens.

Cons: Slo-o-ow writes at 4-5 MB/s. Not bad for 3 years ago, awfully slow by today's standards.

Overall Review: Fine as a freebie, not worth saving a few bucks if you're paying for it, though. It has no activity light. Some might consider this a pro, some a con - personally, I don't care.

Pros: For all I know, it's a great lamp.

Cons: Haven't a clue.

Overall Review: The manufacturer's website domain name is for sale! Doesn't strike me as a terribly good sign...

Pros: The only pro, such as it is, is its ready availability in brick & mortar stores.

Cons: Flimsy - like all basic Sandisk flash drives through the years, the shell is very thin plastic, not at all sturdy. Slow - didn't bother with benchmarking, but it took about 7 minutes to copy a "whopping" 6 files totaling 3.5GB to the drive.

Pros: Aggressive internal garbage collection maintains stable performance under OSes without TRIM support, or when RAIDed. Good sequential speeds, basically meets stated specs.

Cons: Fairly mediocre random read/write performance. Obviously far better than a mechanical HD, but rather slow for an SSD. Boot-up, app loading, etc. are zippy but not lightning fast. Not a huge deal, but no NCQ support at all.

Overall Review: At $1/GB with discounts and MIR it was too good a deal to pass up but the lackluster random performance makes the drive avoidable at or near MSRP.

Pros: Well-made; heavy plastic; bright, easy-to-find color

Cons: Seriously flimsy hinge

Overall Review: OK for long-term storage, I guess, but the crux of the "hinge" is just a thin, narrow layer of plastic that feels like it'd rip apart under the least strain. I won't replace the case immediately since I expect this one to just sit on the shelf anyway, but I'll try another brand/model next time. It's too bad since otherwise the case is well made and I'd be happy to spend a little more for the same case with a metal pin hinge.

No problems, would order from again. It seems to me a padded envelope rather than simply a plain plastic one would've been a better idea (hence 4 vs 5 "eggs"), but the items did in fact arrive via US First Class mail without a scratch. (The package was put in the mail promptly, but it took the unspeakable US postal service almost 2 weeks to deliver it within the same city, hence the "delay" in posting this feedback.)